The DemTect in clinical practice: The sensitivity and specificity of a cognitive screening instrument;Der DemTect in der klinischen anwendung: Sensitivität und spezifität eines kognitiven screeninginstruments

Zeitschrift fur Gerontopsychologie und -psychiatrie

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 121-130

  Kalbe, Elke ^a   Brand, Matthias ^b   Kessler, Josef ^a   Calabrese, Pasquale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer dementia; Dementia screening; Mild cognitive impairment; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GERMANY; HUMAN; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33644699880     PISSN: 10116877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1011-6877.18.3.121     Document Type: Article

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